WO1995025680A1 - Postal item - Google Patents

Abstract

A postal item including a front face having a space (13 or 36), on which a stamp is put or separate payment of postage without affixed postage stamps is indicated, and a space (14 or 37), on which an adress is indicated. The postal item is a postcard type postal item which can be assembled and which comprises a sheet (2) having a rear face opposed to the front face, and a projecting portion (3) fixable to the rear face of the sheet (2) and having an inner space (21) capable of storing small articles (4) or the like therein, or a letter type postal item which can be assembled and which comprises a bag portion (6) formed between the front face and a rear face opposed to the front face to define a space capable of storing a letter (10) or the like, a cover (7) for closing an inlet of the bag portion (6), and a projecting portion (8) fixable to the rear face side of the bag portion (6) or the cover and having an inner space (41) capable of storing small articles (9) or the like therein. The postal item according to the invention draws a person's attention since the small articles (4, 9) are stored to form protrusions and recognized as enclosures at a glance.

Description

 Technical field of postal mail

 The present invention relates to a postal matter that can be mailed with a postal address, a stamp, or a separate charge, such as a letter or an envelope, and in particular, a mailing item that can be prominently attached with various small articles. Background art

 In recent years, companies and individuals have been using direct mail as a medium for advertising. This type of direct mail includes both postal mail and sealed mail.

 Postcards are provided with a stamp on the front of a single sheet, or a space for displaying a separate payment and a space for displaying the address. The message is printed. Therefore, small items such as samples cannot be sent by this postcard.

The sealed mail has a space where a letter or the like can be stored between the front side where a stamp is attached or the space where the address is displayed and the space where the address is displayed is provided between the base where the stamp or the separate payment is displayed. It consists of a formed bag part and a lid for closing the entrance of the bag part. In this bag, put small items such as samples in addition to the letter for advertising, close the lid and mail it. This bag is made of an opaque material, and it is not apparent from the exterior whether small items are stored inside. A window is provided in the base where the destination of the bag is displayed, and there is an envelope with a transparent film attached to this window. , Sees only the destination.

 Also, when selling products, sheet-like storage bodies are often used in which products are placed in a transparent storage section, this storage section is fixed to a sheet, and can be suspended by through holes provided on the upper side of the sheet. . However, the features of the product are printed on the margin of this sheet, and the usage of the product is printed on the back of the sheet, and cannot be sent as mail. Therefore, when mailing such a sheet-shaped container, the entire sheet-shaped container is sent in an envelope.

 In recent years, as direct mail from mail has been heavily used, the number of cases left unread or left unopened in ordinary households has increased. If the reading rate and opening rate of direct mail decrease, the advertising effectiveness of direct mail cannot be expected. However, fixed-size mail, which has the prescribed size, prescribed thickness, and prescribed weight, is inexpensive in mailing cost and must be used even if the reading rate and opening rate of direct mail are somewhat low. Did not.

 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a book-type mail with surprising properties, which allows small articles to be mailed together with the book.

 Another object of the present invention is to provide an enveloped mail that can be mailed out prominently with a sealed envelope containing a letter or the like, and has surprisingness. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention provides a sheet having a surface on which a stamp is stuck or a space where a separate payment is displayed and a space where a destination is displayed, and a back surface with respect to the front surface, and fixed on the back surface side of the sheet. It is possible to assemble a projecting part that has an internal space that can store small items, etc. It is a seasonal mail. The postcard can be mailed by storing the accessory in the internal space of the protrusion and fixing the protrusion to the back side of the sheet. Since small items are stored protruding from the seat surface, they draw attention to something that is in the eyes. Also, if the size of the sheet and the total height of the sheet and the protruding portion are within a fixed range in which a predetermined amount of stamps can be mailed, mail can be mailed with a cheap stamp as before. Further, the protrusion is formed of a transparent material, and when the small object stored in the protrusion is seen, the protrusion immediately jumps into the eyes of a viewer. If the protruding portion is fixed between the first sheet and the second sheet, the structure is simplified and mass production is facilitated.

In addition, the present invention provides a space for storing a letter or the like between a front surface provided with a space on which a stamp or a separate payment is displayed and a space on which a destination is displayed, and a back surface with respect to the front surface. The formed bag portion, a lid for closing an entrance of the bag portion, and a protruding portion which can be fixed to the back side of the bag portion or to the lid and has an internal space for accommodating small items and the like, can be assembled. It is a sealed mail. In this sealed mail, a letter or the like is put in a bag portion, the small item is stored in the internal space of the protruding portion, and the protruding portion is fixed to the back side of the bag portion or the lid. Will be possible. The size of the bag portion and the total height of the bag portion in which the letter is stored and the protruding portion can be mailed with a low-priced stamp as in the past, which is in a standard range that can be mailed with a predetermined amount of stamp. In addition, the protruding portion is formed of a transparent material, and when the small item stored in the protruding portion is seen, it immediately jumps into the eyes of a viewer. A bag and a lid are formed by a single sheet folded into three at the first portion at the left end, the second portion at the center, and the third portion at the right end, and are formed on the back side of the bag portion or on the lid. Fixing the protruding parts simplifies the structure and facilitates mass production. Brief description of figure

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a postcard mailer, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the postcard mailer of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing still another structure of a postcard type postal matter, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a structure of a sealed postal matter, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of the sealed mail in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing another structure of the sealed mail, and FIG. 8 shows various forms of the protruding portion. It is a figure

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 In order to explain the present invention in more detail, these will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows the preferred structure of a book type mail. FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) show the assembling procedure, and FIG. 1 (c) shows a mailable state.

 As an embodiment of the postcard type mail, the sheet and the protruding portion are sold as a pre-assembled part, or distributed or presented for advertisement, so that a desired small item can be stored. In some cases, small items are stored in advance and sold as finished products that can be mailed as they are, after the address is written and stamped, or distributed or presented for advertising.

 First, the case of implementing as a finished product will be described. In FIG. 1 (c), the completed booklet mail 1 is composed of a sheet 2, a protrusion 3, and an accessory 4. Sheet 2 is a single sheet of paper or the like that can be folded at the center line a, as shown in FIG. It consists of 2 sheets 1 and 2.

As shown in Fig. 1 (c), the outside surface of the first sheet 11 (the surface of the folded sheet 2) is filled with a space 13 for stamping and the address is written. Or, there is a space 14 displayed by pasting. In the space 13, the display of the size corresponding to the stamp, the amount of the stamp to be pasted, and the like are displayed in advance by printing. Also, when mailing in large quantities, you can post it without using a stamp and paying by a separate payment system. In this case, the space 13 has a predetermined display of a separate payment by printing or the like. The space 14 is the part where the address is written, and is the part that does not include any characters other than the customary characters (such as confidential, urgent, etc.) written on the front of the postcard, and is generally a blank part. For example, Japan stipulates that the normal minimum for this space 14 is 8 cm on the long side and 4.5 cm on the short side.

 As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a window-shaped cutout 15 is provided at a part of the center of the second sheet 12. In addition, an adhesive 16 is glued to one surface of the inner surface (the portion that is bent and overlaps) of the second sheet 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the protruding portion 3 is a protruding portion 22 having an internal space 21 provided with a collar 23. As shown by the arrow b in FIG. 1A, the projection 22 is fitted so that the projection 22 projects from the cutout 15. Then, the brim 23 is fixed to the second sheet 12 with the adhesive 16, and the state shown in FIG. 1 (b) is obtained. The protrusion 3 is formed by molding a transparent and hard plastic. Examples of this transparent and hard plastic include PP (polypropylene), PS (styrene), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and lactic acid-based biodegradable plastic (Bi0 degradable Poly-Lactide). Used. When the small articles 4 stored in the internal space 21 are fragile, it is desirable that the protrusions 3 be hard enough not to be deformed by handling as mail. In addition, if the whole or main part of the protruding part 3 is transparent or translucent, the small articles stored in the internal space 21 can be seen at a glance. In particular, if lactic acid-based biodegradable plastic is used for the protruding part 3, microorganisms in the soil will be Is decomposed, which helps to reduce the amount of waste to be treated.

 The accessory 4 can be attracted to the viewer, and may be anything that is large enough to be accommodated in the protrusion 3. Samples of foods such as single chocolates and coffee beans, samples of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, storage media such as single CDs and floppy disks, electronic components such as chip parts, miniatures of toys, etc. Goods, sand and pebbles in tourist spots, flower seeds, powders and liquids that can be confined in the protrusions 3 can be stored. When the protrusion 3 is transparent and the accessory 4 is smaller than the inner space 21 of the protrusion 3, the cloth on the inner surface of the first sheet 11 can be seen through the protrusion 3. Here, a predetermined design printing 17 is applied to a portion of the inner surface of the first sheet 11 facing the cutout portion 15. Also, as shown in Fig. 1 (c), the outer surface of the second sheet 12 (the back side of the folded sheet 2) also takes into account the balance of the design surface with the print 17 described above. Print (pictures and messages) 18

 Then, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), when the first sheet 11 is bent toward the second sheet 12 as shown by an arrow c and compressed, as shown in FIG. 1 (c) and FIG. The first sheet 11 and the second sheet 12 become a single sheet 2. According to Japanese postal regulations, the length of the sheet 2 of the postcard 1 in Fig. 1 (c) is 14 to 2 If the height is 3.5 cm, the width is 8 to 12 cm, and the total height (h) of the sheet 2 and the protrusion 3 is 1 cm or less, the mail is a regular mail. Then, if the total weight is up to 25 g, a postage stamp of 80 yen only has to be stuck, and if the total weight is up to 50 g, a postage stamp of 90 yen can be stuck, minimizing the postal cost. it can.

In the state shown in Fig. 1 (c), sales and presentations are made in the same manner as postcards. It becomes possible. The buyer can put a stamp on the surface of sheet 2, write the address, and mail it to the post. The recipient of this postcard 1 can immediately see the small item 4 through the transparent protrusion 3 and also see the print 1 8 on the back of the sheet 2 and the print 1 見 え る visible through the protrusion 3 Can be subtracted. Therefore, the recipient of the postcard-type mail 1 can be aroused with a sense of speech and surprise, and can maximize the presentation effect as an advertisement. As a result, when sent as direct mail, the desired message can be conveyed more directly and effectively than a letter with a low open rate without being left unread.

 In addition, if the purchaser wants to select the small item 4 appropriately, the sheet 2 and the protrusion 3 shown in FIG. 1 (a) are sold or presented as a kit. In this case, a release sheet is pasted on the adhesive 16 so that the adhesive 16 of the second sheet 12 does not stick to the first sheet 11. The purchaser removes the separation sheet, inserts the small articles 4 into the protrusions 3, and assembles as shown in FIGS. 1 (a)-(b)-* (c).

 Next, an example of another postcard type mail will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. In FIG. 3, the postcard has a structure in which the protruding portion 3A is directly fixed on the back surface of a sheet 2A made of one sheet of paper. The means for fixing the protruding portion 3A is not limited to an adhesive, but may be a mechanical device such as a stapler, a method in which the brim of the protruding portion 3A is widened, the end is bent, and the protruding portion is inserted into the sheet 2A. It may be. Further, when the protrusion of the protrusion 3A may be in close contact with the small object 4A that does not collapse, the protrusion 3A may be formed of a heat-shrinkable film.

In FIG. 4, the postal mail is folded in the same manner as in FIG. 1, but a protruding portion 3B is formed integrally with the second sheet 12B of the sheet 2B. If the sheet 2B is relatively soft paper, it will not lose its shape The small object, 4 B, is brought into close contact with the protrusion 3 B. When the sheet 2B is opaque, a window can be provided at the center of the protruding portion 3B so that the small object 4B can be identified.

 Next, the sealed mail will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show the assembling procedure, and FIG. 5 (c) shows a state where mailing is possible.

 As an embodiment of this sealed mail, a bag 6 with a lid 7, a protruding portion 8, and a letter 10 are sold as pre-assembled parts so that a desired accessory 9 can be stored, For the purpose of distributing or presenting for the purpose of sale, the designated small items 9 are stored in advance, put a letter 10, write the address, put a stamp, and sell it as a completed product that can be mailed as it is Distribution, gifts, or presentations.

 First, the case of implementing as a finished product will be described. In FIG. 5 (c), the completed sealed mail 5 consists of a bag 6 with a lid 7, a protrusion 8, an accessory 9, and a letter 1D, which is sometimes attached. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the bag section 6 with the lid 7 allows a single sheet to be folded at the d-line and the e-line, and the first part 31 at one end and the second part 3 at the center. 2 and a third part 33 at the other end. The tongues 3 4, 35 extending from the second portion 32 are folded inward and adhered to the tongues 34, 35 and the first portion 31 by force gluing or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), a letter 10 having a space 36 for putting a stamp and a space 37 for displaying an address, and a letter 10 having a back face to this face and having a message written therein. A bag portion 6 in which is stored is formed. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), a letter 10 is put in the bag portion 6, and the lid 7 is adhered to the back surface of the bag portion 6 by gluing or the like to form a so-called envelope. The configurations of the spaces 36 and 37 are the same as those described with reference to FIG. In the illustrated example, since the lid 7 is so large that it covers most of the back surface of the bag portion 6, a cutout portion 38 as shown in FIG. 5 (a) is provided in the center of the lid 7. An adhesive 39 such as glue or double-sided tape is provided around the cutout 38.

 As clearly shown in FIG. 6, the projection 8 has a projection 42 having an internal space 41, a flange 43, and a bottom 44. The periphery of the bottom 44 and the periphery 43 are integrated by, for example, thermocompression bonding after the small articles 9 are put. That is, there is no danger that the small articles 9 will fall from the protrusions 8 and be lost when the letter 10 is put in or taken out. The protruding portion 8 is also made of a hard and transparent material, similarly to the one described in FIG.

 As shown by the arrow f in FIG. 5 (a), when the protruding portion 8 is fitted so as to protrude from the cutout portion 38, the brim portion is bonded to the lid 7 of the third portion 33 with an adhesive 39. Fixed. In addition, a desired design print 45 is applied to a portion of the back surface of the bag portion 6 facing the cutout portion 38. In addition, the surface of the lid in FIG. 5 (c) is printed with a print 45 and a print 46 of a desired design that matches.

 In the sealed mail 5 having the above-described configuration, the buyer prints or writes the desired message on the letter 10 and closes the lid 7 toward the back of the bag 6 as shown by the arrow g. Then, the lid 7 and the bag part 6 are bonded with glue or the like. Then, put a stamp in the space 36 of the stamp shown in Fig. 5 (c), and fill in the address in the space 37 to obtain an envelope that can be mailed.

 If the size of the envelope 6 and the total height of the letter 10, the envelope 6, the lid 7, and the protrusion 8 are the same as those described in Fig. 1, mail will be mailed inexpensively. be able to.

In addition, small items 9 came into the eyes of the recipient who received the envelope, and together with the background prints 4 5 and 4 6, caused the viewer's attention to be strongly urged to open the envelope. Disappears. Therefore, when used for direct mail, etc., a significant increase in the opening rate can be expected.

 When the parts with the bag part 6 with the lid, the protruding part 8 and the letter 10 are sold or presented as a kit, and small items are put in by the buyer, as shown in Fig. 7 (a) to (f) The protruding part should be able to be fixed to the bag or lid after small items are put in it.

 Next, with reference to FIG. 7, various forms of sealed mail will be described. FIG. 7 (a) shows a case in which a protruding portion 8A is provided integrally with the lid 7A, and an inner space 41A for accommodating small articles is formed by bonding the bag portion 6A and the lid 7A. FIG. 7 (b) shows a protruding portion 8B directly fixed to the back surface of the bag portion 6B by bonding or the like. FIG. 7 (c) shows a case in which a protruding portion 8C is directly fixed to the back surface of the bag portion 6C via a sheet 51 having a cutout portion. FIG. 7 (d) shows an inner space 41 D formed with a back sheet 52 by fitting a bottomless projection 8 D into a cutout portion of a lid 7 D. FIG. 7 (e) shows a case where the lid 7E is short, a cutout portion is provided on the back surface of the bag portion 6E, and the projecting portion 8E with the bottom is fixed to the bag body 6E. Fig. 7 (f) shows a case in which a projection 8F without a bottom is fitted into a cutout portion of the lid 7F so that the projection 8F can be fixed between the back surface of the bag 6F and the lid 7F. is there.

Next, various forms of the protruding portion will be described with reference to FIG. In Fig. 8 (a), the protruding part is shaped like a triangle, and the chocolate-shaped chocolate is stored in the interior space as a small item. It can be mailed as a Valentine's Day gift plan or envelope. Figure 8 (b) shows two triangular projections. Fig. 8 (c) shows one circular projection. Fig. 8 (d) shows three independent circular projections. Fig. 8 (e) shows three independent rectangular projections. Fig. 8 (f) shows one pentagonal projection. It was. Fig. 8 (g) is a projection that forms an hourglass. Fig. 8 (h) shows a projection that became a ball rolling path. Industrial applicability

 As described above, the postal matter according to the present invention can be conspicuously mailed together with a letter storing a letter book or a letter book, and is most suitable as a postcard type or sealed type mail piece with unexpectedness.

Claims

The scope of the claims  1. A sheet (2) having a front surface provided with a space (13) on which a stamp is affixed or an indication of separate payment, a space (W) on which a destination is displayed, and a back surface with respect to the front surface; '  A projecting part (3) which can be fixed on the back side of the sheet (2) and has an internal space (21);  An assemblable postcard made of: 2. A sheet (2) having a space on which a stamp is affixed or a space for displaying an extra charge (a surface provided with a space (W) for displaying the address 13 and a back surface on the front surface,  A protrusion (3) fixed on the back side of the sheet (2) and having an internal space (21);  And a small article (4) stored in the internal space (21) of the projecting portion (3).  3. The size of the sheet (2) and the total height (h) of the sheet (2) and the protrusion (3) are in a fixed range that can be mailed with a predetermined amount of stamps. Or a letter-in-mail type mail as described in Paragraph 2.  4. The postcard type postal matter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protruding portion (3) is formed of a transparent material, and the stored items stored in the protruding portion (3) are visible.  5. The first sheet (Π) provided with a space on which a stamp is affixed or a separate fee is displayed (13 and a space (14) 'where the address is displayed;  A second sheet 03 superimposed on the first sheet αΐ) and partially provided with a window-shaped cutout as, A projection (22) protruding from the cutout (13) and having an internal space (21); and a collar (23) sandwiched between the second sheet (12) and the first sheet (U). Projection (3), A small article (4) stored in the internal space (21) of the protruding portion (3);  6. The maximum size of the first sheet αΐ) and the second sheet 03, and the total height (1) of the first sheet (U), the second sheet 2), and the protrusion (3) h) is a postcard of claim 5 in a fixed range that can be mailed with a predetermined amount of stamps.  7. The postcard according to claim 5, wherein the protrusion (3) is formed of a transparent material, and the small articles (4) stored in the protrusion (3) are visible.  8. The protruding portion (3) is formed of a transparent material, and the second sheet (the first sheet ai facing the cutout portion as of 13) is subjected to a predetermined printing M and stored. 6. The postcard type postal matter according to claim 5, wherein the accessory (4) and the print (Π) are visible through the protrusion (3).  9. The postcard according to claim 8, wherein a print (18) is provided on the surface of the second sheet 03.  10. The postcard according to claim 5, wherein the first sheet 01) and the second sheet 03 are formed by bending a single sheet (2).  11. The postcard type postal matter according to claim 5, wherein an adhesive layer (ΙΘ) is formed at an overlapping portion of the first sheet ai) and the second sheet (12). 1 2. A letter αο etc. should be placed between the front side where the space where the stamp is affixed or the space for displaying the extra charge (36) and the space where the address is displayed (37) are provided, and the back side of the front side. A bag portion (6) forming a space capable of being stored; a lid (7) for closing an entrance of the bag portion (6);  A projecting portion (8) that can be fixed to the back side of the bag portion (6) or the lid (7) and has an internal space (41);  Assembled sealed mail consisting of: 1 3. Spaces where stamps are affixed or bills are displayed (36) A bag portion (6) having a space for storing a letter or the like between a front surface provided with a space (37) for displaying a destination and a back surface with respect to the front surface, and an entrance of the bag portion (6) With a lid (7),  A protruding portion (8) fixed to the back side of the bag portion (6) or the lid (7) and having an internal space (41);  And a small item (9) stored in the internal space (41) of the protruding portion (8).  14. The size of the bag (6) and the total length (h) of the bag (6) containing the letter (L0) and the protrusion (8) can be mailed with a predetermined amount of stamp. The sealed postal matter according to Claims 12 or 13, which is in a fixed fixed range.  15. The sealed postal matter according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the protruding portion (8) is formed of a transparent material, and the items stored in the protruding portion (8) are visible. 1 6 .—A sheet folded in three into a first part (31) at the end, a second part (32) at the center and a third part (33) at the other end,  A tongue (34) (35) that extends from the second part (32) and is folded inward; the first part (31) is folded toward the second part (32); (34) A bag (6) formed by bonding with (35),  A cut-out portion (3) provided in the third portion (33) to be the lid (7) of the bag portion (6) 8),  A projection (42) projecting from the cutout (38) and having an internal space (41), and a projection (8) having a collar (43) fixed to the third portion;  Small parts (9) stored in the protruding part (8), An envelope-type mail piece provided with a space (36) on the surface of the second part (32) where a stamp is affixed or an indication of separate payment is provided, and a space (37) where an address is displayed. 1 7. The size of the bag (6) and the total height (h) of the bag (6) containing the letter etc. and the protruding portion (8) can be mailed with a predetermined amount of stamps The sealed mail item according to claim 16, which is in the range.  18. The sealed postal matter according to claim 16, wherein the protruding portion (8) is formed of a transparent material, and the small items (9) stored in the protruding portion (8) are visible.  19. The sealed mail according to claim 18, wherein said protrusion (8) has a bottom (44).  20. The protruding portion (8) is formed of a transparent material, and a predetermined printing (45) is applied to the first portion (31) facing the cutout portion (38) of the third portion (33). 17. The sealed postal matter according to claim 16, wherein the stored small articles (9) and the prints (45) are made visible through the protrusions (8).  21. The sealed postal matter according to claim 20, wherein a predetermined printing (46) is applied to a surface of said third portion (33) to be said lid (7).